7-31-14 Got an email from Rick Block informing me that his grandfather, Paul Block, passed away on the

7-25-14 (on July 16, 1945, in the desert near Los Alamos, New Mexico, a newly-developed bomb was

7-18-14 The ship left San Pedro on June 1, after months of repair / retrofit construction and headed back

6-28-14 Our 4th of July celebrations – fireworks, picnics, patriotic parades, (days off from work!) are a reminder of

6-8-14 By the time the invasion of Okinawa rolled around (March 1945), the Japanese were clearly losing the

6-5-14 Tomorrow, June 6, marks the 70th anniversary of the massive amphibious assault on the beaches of Normandy,

5-31-14 Plankowner Harry J. Nickel, mustered onto CA-69 on Commissioning Day, June 30, 1943 and served aboard

5-24-14 From the Planes of Fame collection: DAUNTLESS: adjective 1. not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid;

5-10-14 The Planes of   Fame Museum also has some of “our planes” from WWII.   One of the hangars

5-3-14 From Frank Studenski’s War Diary: April 30, 1944     (the Hollandia Invasion) This morning planes took off